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Founders of South African online television station share insights

The founders of the online television station, Aza TV Africa, say they learned it is best to stay true to their vision of business. Melissa...

A first for Africa: graduating with an indigenous knowledge degree

It’s Africa Month so we take a look at the degree in indigenous knowledge systems offered at North West University. The first batch of...

A wild beard and fierce convictions

Many voices brought down apartheid, and writer Cornelius Thomas is determined the less-famous activists will also be remembered for their participation in the struggle. 
Cultural group writes own history

90 small tourism businesses is the focus at Indaba

Fast-tracking the growth of almost 100 small businesses in South Africa is one of the initiatives at the upcoming Indaba, Africa's top travel show....

Mandela’s Gun: The story of the first weapon against apartheid

2 November 2016 The film Mandela's Gun tells the story of a young Nelson Mandela and the symbolism of his side-arm weapon. A semiautomatic Makarov...

Film Africa takes African stories to the world

28 October 2016 The Film Africa film festival, hosted by the Royal African Society, is considered the premier global film event for showcasing African filmmaking....

Here’s where South Africans can travel without a visa

South Africa has the most powerful passport on the African continent, with its citizens able to enter a full 90 countries across the world...

South African cuisine: glossary of terms

Take milk with your rooibos? Fancy some pap with your wors? Brave enough to try some skop or mashonzha? Brush up on your culinary...

Collaborative efforts at CITES CoP17 in South Africa

The 183 Parties were discussing 120 documents and 62 proposals at the 17th Conference of the Parties (CoP17) to the Convention on International Trade...

Sanlam takes authors on a journey

Stories told over the ages form an important part of heritage, offering the reader fragments of the past. They also provide a window into...